June 27 is National HIV Testing Day The only way to know your HIV status is to get tested. Knowing your status gives you powerful information to keep you and your partner healthy. CDC recommends that everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least Read more…
New HIV Treatment and PrEP Guidelines The guidelines recommend starting treatment as soon as possible after an HIV diagnosis, since early treatment leads to better outcomes. Coinciding with World AIDS Day, the International Antiviral Society–USA released updated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral therapy for HIV treatment and pre-exposure prophylaxis Read more…
Did you know…? STIs impact young people the hardest. In the U.S., almost half of all new infections in 2018 were among people aged 15-24. If you are sexually active, you can lower your risk of getting an infection several ways, including by using a condom the right way from Read more…
New Monkeypox Vaccination Guidelines The CDC has highlighted a change to groups eligible and recommended for the (Monkeypox (MPX) vaccine Jynneos. Any man or transperson who has sex with men or transpersons; any man or transperson who is taking or is eligible for PrEP; anyone living with an unsuppressed HIV Read more…
Some Individuals may benefit from getting a two-dose Monkeypox vaccine as a method of prevention. ANYONE CAN GET MONKEYPOX. What is Monkeypox? Monkeypox is a rare illness caused by a virus that is related to the smallpox virus. While generally less severe and much less infectious than smallpox, monkeypox can Read more…
You can now get COVID again within 4 weeks because of the new Omicron BA.5 variant, health expert says. One expert called it “the worst version of the virus that we’ve seen.” It’s four times as resistant to antibodies as other variants and may reinfect people in just weeks. Read Read more…
In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) recommendation to make children 6 months through 5 years old eligible for COVID-19 vaccines, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra issued a statement on this major milestone to protect our nation’s youngest kids during the Read more…
May 19, is National Hepatitis Testing Day in the United States. National Hepatitis Testing Day serves as a reminder that everybody should know their status with viral hepatitis – approximately 5 million Americans are living with viral hepatitis, many of whom do not know they have it. Make an appointment Read more…
Skepticism, Slow Response Complicate Mysterious Misery of ‘Long COVID’ Long COVID is distinct from an acute COVID-19 infection. In the acute phase of COVID-19, the immune system fights off the virus. Symptoms can range from mild to severe to nonexistent. COVID-19 has been remarkable for the number of people who Read more…
National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day 2022 Today is National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NWGHAAD), a day to address the impact of HIV on women and girls. When we reduce HIV stigma and promote testing, prevention, and treatment for women, we can help #StopHIVTogether. Knowing your HIV Read more…